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Wednesday, August 3, 2011

Book Review: Larissa Ione's Eternal Rider

Book1inLarissaIone’sLordsofDeliveranceseriesisEternalRiderandWOWwhataride!SinceIwaspreviouslyafanoftheDemonicaseries,I was eager to diveintoIone’sspin off,whichisessentiallyaboutthe Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse.Note:Ifyouhaven’treadIone’sDemonicanovels,you’re not only missingout, but you maygetsomewhatlostinthis new series.DoyourselfafavorandreadthepreviousfiveDemonicabooks,thatwayyou’llhavea totalappreciationfor her new series. Checkoutthis postonwheretostart.Now,EternalRiderpicksuphereSinUndoneleftoffwhenSinbrokeReseph’sseal(oneoftheHorsemen)whichinreturnforcedhimtoturnintotheevilhorseman,Pestilence.AfterPestilence’ssealbroke,hewreakedhavocwiththehumananddemonworlds,attemptingtobringontheApocalypse.Ofcourseinordertodothat,Pestilenceneededhisbrother’s,Ares a.k.a.War,sealtobreak.Areswasdoomedwhenhelosthisbrother,Pestilence,tothedarkside. Luckyforhim,hemethismatchandpossiblesalvationwithahumannamedCara.

Eventhoughshewashuman,Carawasstillgiftedwitharare,magicaltouchofhealing.Onestrangenight,sheusedhergiftandsavedthelifeofahell hound,Hal.Thedemonicpoochwassoappreciative;heendedupgiving her hell's kiss and bonded her to him.Ontopofthisbizarreoccurrence,sheranintoafallenangelwhotransferred to her agimortus;atriggerthatcouldbreakoneoftheHorseman’sseals.Inthisinstance,theagimortuswasbrandedontoCara’sskin.Andifshedied,herdeath would instantlybreakAres'sseal,causingachangereactionthatwoulddestroyAresaswellasallofmankind.

First of all,Aresisabadass!IlovethatHorseman.AndwhenIonedescribeshiminfullarmor,thunderingonhishorse,Battle, and slicingthroughhisenemies…well,let’sjustsayAWESOMEandcall it a day. Withallthatpower,Areswas not only apocalyptic cool but arrogant-likemostofthesemalecharacters.Living as animmortalHorsemenlefthimsojadedandnarrow-mindedwhenitcametohumans-letalonewomen-heinitiallydismissesCaraasbeingaformidableperson.